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Bob NelsonThe coal lease auction of 6200 acres scheduled for Thursday has been postponed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake City office.BLM Postpones Greens Hollow Coal Lease Sale On Environmental Groups' Petition And Appeal http://kuer.org/post/blm-postpones-greens-hollow-coal-lease-sale-environmental-groups-petition-and-appeal
82975 as http://kuer.orgTue, 20 Sep 2016 20:59:49 +0000BLM Postpones Greens Hollow Coal Lease Sale On Environmental Groups' Petition And Appeal Esther RatyFire officials say thunderstorms forecasted for southern Utah pose a wildfire threat. Forecasted Thunderstorms Pose Wildfire Threathttp://kuer.org/post/forecasted-thunderstorms-pose-wildfire-threat
79546 as http://kuer.orgTue, 28 Jun 2016 22:54:41 +0000Forecasted Thunderstorms Pose Wildfire ThreatJudy FahysU.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, sees his Regulatory Agency De-Militarization Act as a way to ease the mutual distrust that’s grown between Americans and their federal regulators. He says agencies like the Education Department, the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency don’t need their own highly armed units. Stewart Bill Would End Fed Agency SWAT Teamshttp://kuer.org/post/stewart-bill-would-end-fed-agency-swat-teams
71201 as http://kuer.orgSat, 05 Dec 2015 00:14:55 +0000Stewart Bill Would End Fed Agency SWAT TeamsAndrea Smardon In a last minute move, the Bureau of Land Management in Utah postponed its oil and gas lease auction scheduled for Tuesday morning. Environmentalists who had been planning a protest held a victory party instead.BLM Postpones Oil & Gas Auction to Accomodate "Public Interest" http://kuer.org/post/blm-postpones-oil-gas-auction-accomodate-public-interest
70479 as http://kuer.orgTue, 17 Nov 2015 22:58:06 +0000BLM Postpones Oil Bob Nelson The Bureau of Land Management’s Salt Lake Office is seeking public comment on the proposed Soldier Pass shooting range south of Saratoga Springs. Public Comment on Proposed Utah County Shooting Range Open by BLMhttp://kuer.org/post/public-comment-proposed-utah-county-shooting-range-open-blm
65116 as http://kuer.orgTue, 14 Jul 2015 20:37:07 +0000Public Comment on Proposed Utah County Shooting Range Open by BLMBrian GrimmettA newly proposed Bureau of Land Management plan on conserving greater sage-grouse habitat is not going over very well with Utah’s congressional delegation. BLM's Sage Grouse Plan Angers Utah's Congressional Delegationhttp://kuer.org/post/blms-sage-grouse-plan-angers-utahs-congressional-delegation
63157 as http://kuer.orgFri, 29 May 2015 21:47:33 +0000BLM's Sage Grouse Plan Angers Utah's Congressional DelegationDan Bammes Nine Mile Canyon near Price is famous around the world for its rock art, which dates back a thousand years or more. Federal land managers want some guidance on how to manage the area so the public can enjoy it. The Bureau of Land Management is starting work on an environmental assessment for Nine Mile Canyon. There are as many as 100-thousand Native American rock art images on the canyon walls, but it’s also close to some of Utah’s most productive oil and gas fields. The BLM is asking for public input on recreation resources in the canyon, which currently has no developed campgrounds and few trails. Jerry Spangler with the Colorado Plateau Archeological Alliance, says it’s not a simple question. “It’s a tapestry of private lands, state trust lands and B-L-M lands," Spangler tells KUER. "So any type of management of those resources is going to take cooperation between all of those entities.” Spangler says campgrounds, roads and trails are not the only things that need to be considered.BLM Wants Input on Nine Mile Canyonhttp://kuer.org/post/blm-wants-input-nine-mile-canyon
52390 as http://kuer.orgTue, 23 Sep 2014 19:24:50 +0000BLM Wants Input on Nine Mile CanyonDan BammesThe Utah Department of Corrections plans to end the wild horse training program at the state prison in Gunnison. The decision was made based on how much the state gets paid to care for the mustangs. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management keeps a total of about 15-hundred horses on the state’s prison property in Gunnison. At any one time, about 15 inmates are involved in the program to gentle and saddle train mustangs taken from public rangeland. A BLM inspector general’s report last year questioned some of the costs billed by the state of Utah for running the program. Brooke Adams is a spokeswoman with the Utah Department of Corrections. She says since that report, state officials haven’t been able to work out a satisfactory arrangement. “Y’know, we’re disappointed that we weren’t able to resolve our differences here," Adams told KUER. "But frankly, as a state agency that depends on tax dollars, we can’t operate programs at a loss.” Adams says the BLM had been paying a daily fee for eachWild Horse Training Program Ending at Gunnison Prisonhttp://kuer.org/post/wild-horse-training-program-ending-gunnison-prison
51688 as http://kuer.orgFri, 05 Sep 2014 21:07:20 +0000Wild Horse Training Program Ending at Gunnison PrisonDan Bammes Governor Gary Herbert says the state might be able to do a better job of managing wild horses on Utah’s public rangeland than federal authorities do. And both wild horse advocates and local officials in southern Utah say the Bureau of Land Management needs to be doing more. There are differing estimates of the number of mustangs living on public rangeland in southwestern Utah. Local officials say there might be as many as 2000 in an area that can only sustain only about half that. At his monthly news conference at KUED last week, Governor Herbert told reporters that managing wild horses is one area where the BLM should let the state take responsibility. And he mentioned euthanasia as one strategy for reducing the number of mustangs in Iron County. “We euthanize cats and dogs, y’know," Herbert said following the taping of his news conference. "We have to have a better and more aggressive spay and neuter program. There’s probably things we can do, but we would do it very aggressivelyConflict Over Mustangs in Southern Utahhttp://kuer.org/post/conflict-over-mustangs-southern-utah
45697 as http://kuer.orgThu, 01 May 2014 19:49:01 +0000Conflict Over Mustangs in Southern UtahDan Bammes The standoff between a Nevada rancher and the federal government has put public lands issues in the national spotlight. But Utah’s governor says it’s not the kind of attention that helps to solve problems. Federal officers stopped their roundup of Clive Bundy’s cattle earlier this month to prevent a violent confrontation with Bundy’s armed supporters. In the days since, Bundy has made a number of public statements on various issues, including telling a reporter from the New York Times that black Americans might have been better off under slavery. Governor Gary Herbert says the attention Bundy’s getting doesn’t help a rational debate over how to manage public lands. “Clive Bundy should not be the face of the public land issues in Utah," Herbert told reporters at his monthly news conference on KUED. "I don’t know, I’ve heard about the racist comments, which I think are based in ignorance and are certainly despicable and offensive, if they in fact are true. But let’s not have him becomeHerbert: Nevada Standoff Shouldn't Frame Public Lands Debatehttp://kuer.org/post/herbert-nevada-standoff-shouldnt-frame-public-lands-debate
45351 as http://kuer.orgThu, 24 Apr 2014 19:05:28 +0000Herbert: Nevada Standoff Shouldn't Frame Public Lands DebateJudy Fahys An armed standoff between federal land rangers and supporters of a Nevada rancher ended more than a week ago without violence. But observers on both sides say the land-rights controversy will continue. Carl Graham, director of the conservative Sutherland Institute’s Center for Self-Government in the West, said the Nevada standoff highlights a broader conflict between Western states and Washington. He predicted more states will adopt Utah’s strategy soon to try to force the federal government from lands within their borders. “Four or five of them at least in 2015 will probably pass bills similar to Utah’s demanding it, and what that’s going to do is continue the political and legal process of looking at the federal lands transfer and who’s best to manage them,” said Graham, speaking on KUER’s RadioWest. “In the end, it’s probably going to be decided in the Supreme Court.” Graham says the West wants more multiple-use of the 600 million acres the federal government manages --- more than'Range Wars' Will Continue, Both Sides Sayhttp://kuer.org/post/range-wars-will-continue-both-sides-say
45314 as http://kuer.orgThu, 24 Apr 2014 00:31:18 +0000'Range Wars' Will Continue, Both Sides SayDan Bammes A supporter of a Nevada ranching family is hoping her online petition will help to calm down a confrontation over cattle grazing on public land. The Bureau of Land Management has been rounding up cattle belonging to the Bundy family on rangeland north of Las Vegas. Agency officials say the cattle are trespassing – the Bundys haven’t paid grazing fees for years. The family argues they’ve been using the land for generations, but they’ve lost two court decisions challenging federal jurisdiction. Jodi Thornley lives in Mesquite, Nevada. She says more than three thousand people from all over the country have signed her petition on Change.org, objecting to the action by federal officials. “It’s a peaceful way to let them know what you’re thinking," Thornley tells KUER. "I really hope that it does get to their ears and they’ll listen and something will, at least, calm this down a little bit.” Supporters of the family have been traveling to Nevada from across the country. Media reports sayPetition Calls on BLM to Stop Nevada Rounduphttp://kuer.org/post/petition-calls-blm-stop-nevada-roundup
44729 as http://kuer.orgFri, 11 Apr 2014 19:16:36 +0000Petition Calls on BLM to Stop Nevada RoundupDan Bammes Utah’s lieutenant governor and attorney general have brokered an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management not to bring cattle taken from public land in Nevada to a livestock auction in Utah. This week, BLM officials started rounding up cattle belonging to the Bundy family from land the family has used for generations. Federal courts have determined the cattle are trespassing, and the family owes more than a million dollars in grazing fees. Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox says agency officials had been planning to bring those cattle to a livestock auction in Monroe, Utah. That brought protests and even threats of violence from supporters of the Nevada ranchers. “We’re hoping that cooler heads prevail," Cox told KUER, "but we have already had the auction disrupted, even though the cattle have not been here. There were protests last week. We understand that there were protests being scheduled this week as well. The war of words is definitely escalating for anybody that’s followedUtah Officials Work to Limit Grazing Disputehttp://kuer.org/post/utah-officials-work-limit-grazing-dispute
44618 as http://kuer.orgWed, 09 Apr 2014 19:32:22 +0000Utah Officials Work to Limit Grazing DisputeDan BammesBiologists, environmentalists and government agencies are meeting this week to work on plans to protect the sage grouse. They all agree on one goal – preventing the bird from being listed as an endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must make a decision on an endangered species listing by the end of September next year. That decision could depend on whether it judges an environmental impact statement from the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to be adequate. The plan will likely include new restrictions on grazing and oil drilling to protect the sagebrush habitat the birds depend on. Utah BLM Director Juan Palma says it won’t be finalized without hearing from affected groups. “We’re going to engage a lot of people," Palma told the group gathered at Utah's Department of Natural Resources. "But let me tell you that there’s no naiveness about me that somehow, we’re all going to agree 100-percent. But, at a minimum, we’re going to understand and we’reSummit Studies Future of Sage Grousehttp://kuer.org/post/summit-studies-future-sage-grouse
42308 as http://kuer.orgTue, 18 Feb 2014 20:43:15 +0000Summit Studies Future of Sage GrouseDan Bammes More wild horses will be left on the range as the government runs out of places to put them. Here in Utah, there are no plans to remove horses from public land this year. It’s not unusual for Utah to go several years without removing wild horses from public rangeland, though it’s not uncommon to see mustangs from Nevada and other states brought here for adoption. Lisa Reid with the Bureau of Land Management says there are actually more mustangs in government holding facilities than there left on the range. “With no new facilities on board right now to hold any more horses, our hands are tied," Reid tells KUER. "So we cannot remove any more and we’ll start seeing more and more effects.” Reid says grazing restrictions are already being imposed on areas where drought and wild horses have reduced the available vegetation. BLM is hauling water this summer to help maintain one herd in Tooele County. Last month, 30 members of Congress led by Arizona Democrat Raul Grijalva sent a letter toMore Wild Horses Will Stay on the Rangehttp://kuer.org/post/more-wild-horses-will-stay-range
32795 as http://kuer.orgMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:19:22 +0000More Wild Horses Will Stay on the Range